Process of making animal-muzzles.



E. R. WESTFALL.v

v PROCESS OF MAKING ANIMAL MUZZLES. APPLICATION FILED ocT. 30. I915.RENEWED JULY 26.1917.

. Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

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E. R. WESTFALL.

PROCESS OF MAKING ANIMAL MUZZLES.

APPLICATION FILED oer-30,1915. RENEWED JULY 26.1917.

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PROCESS OF MAKING ANIMAL-MUZZLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1918.

Application filed October 30, 1915, Serial No..58,861. Renewed July 26,1917. Serial No. 183,019.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELY R. WnsrFALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camp Stotsenburg, in the county of Pampanga, PhilippineIslands, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processesof Making Animal-Muzzles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to a process of forming nose baskets for horses,cattle, or other domestic animals; and the object of the invention is acomparatively simple process of inter-twisting orweaving a plurality ofwires for forming a strong, eflicient, and durable animal muzzle.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists inthe novel process of forming animal muzzles as will be hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail ref-- erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like andcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure lis a side elevation of the improved muzzle,

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the muzzle, showing parts broken away,

Fig. 3 is the first step employed in the weaving of the muzzle,

Fig. 4 is a view showing the second step employed in the weaving of themuzzle, and

Fig. 5 is a view showing an advance step in the process of weaving themuzzle.

In forming the body A of the basket, the eight wires indicated by thenumerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are employed which wires areinitially bent to assume a U-shape, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings,and they are placed with their bight portions 10 facing each other andtoward a universal or common center, indicated by the numeral 11. Thelegs of each of the U-shaped portions of wires 1, 2, 3 and 4, which areinitially employed for forming the first step in the formation of thebody A, are. twisted together, a short distance outwardly from theirbight portions 10, as is shown at 12, thereby forming four substantiallystraight arms 13 which radiate from the common center 11. The legs ofthe wire 1 are twisted with the legs of the wires 2 and 3; the legs ofthe wire 2 are twisted with the legs of the wires 1 and 4; the legs ofthe wire 3 are twisted with the legs of the wires 1 and 4, and the legsof the wire 4 are twisted with the legs of the wires 2 and 3, as clearlyshown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The second set of four wires, namely,the wires 5, 6, 7 and 8, are then placed with their bight portionsfacing the common center 11, and they have portions of their legstwisted in the same manner as the legs of the wires 1, 2, 3 and 4 asclearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing, a short distance out wardly fromtheir bight portions, as is shown at 14, forming substantially straightarms 15, which radiate from the common centerll. Each of the arms 15 isplaced intermediate two of the arms 13, and the legs of the variousU-shaped members cross at a point indicated at 17, forming eightsubstantially diamond-shaped portions 18 which radiate from the commoncenter 11.

The legs of the U-shaped wires are twisted together at the outer pointsof the substantially diamond-shaped portions 18, as is shown at 19, andare bent inwardly, as is shown at 20, so that the facing legs of one ofthe initially employed U-shaped mem' bers may be twisted about the legsnext thereto of the second employed U-shaped members, namely, theU-shaped wire members 5, 6, 7, and 8, forming straight tying sections21. The sections of the legs of the U-shaped members are twisted threetimes, at the points 21, after which they are bent outwardly, asindicated at 22, and twisted again, as is shown at 23. The legs aretwisted at 23, with portions of legs different from the ones which aretwisted at 21. The foregoing last-mentioned step in the process ofweaving the basket or muz zle, is repeated, until approximately thedesired size of muzzle 0r basket is formed, which forms a plurality ofpolyhedral spaces 24 within and about the body of the basket. The legsof the wires are twisted in pairs, as is shown at 25, after the desiredsize of the body is formed, and they are coiled in opposite directionsabout the stay ring B, thereby forming a durable, and comparativelyrigid muzzle, which is constructed of intertwisted wires, and which hasits upper open end or mouth supported i11 other d'esired' shape; and ithas its ends twisted about each other for forming a secure Connectiontherebetwe'en,"a;s is shown a v In reducing the invention to "practice,certain minor features" of c'onstr -uotiong comhinationfand arrangementof p'arts'inay. necessitatealteration; to which the'patentee islentit'led, provided such alterations are coniprhend'ed' within the scope ofwhat is olai-med fjVhatiselai med-is:' .t Q The herin desoribed"processof form ing an animal muzzle inludi'ng-theiloen'ding of a'plurality ofstrands of wire'into U sha pe, placin the loig'ht portions of sub:stantially half the entire 'nuinber'of strands of wire facingeach 1other an'd' -a" 'common center, twisting portions ofeach-oi said strandsof wire; in elos'eproximity to the bight portions, together with thecorre spondihg'portions of two of theother Wires, placing' theremainingimn' of thefentire number; of wires radially about the "comnion center, twisting portions of each'of last-named strands 7 of -"wiretogether with fthef Corresponding portions of: two other i thelastf'men'tioned strands so; that the legs of thefirst-nientioned'one-half .of the strands o fwiredi ill cross-the legs of the seeondnamed museum wires; twisting together' the Crossed ortions of said legsfor forming a plurality of substantially diamond-shaped" portionsradiating fromuthehcommon oenten, and bending and twisting the strandsofwire for forming a cup-shaped bodyi loomposed of polyhedral sections.

1 The herein-described process of forrnplacing the; rem ainin yhaltf ofthe entire number of wires :r'adially about the" cornnionoenterptwisting portions 0t each vof. said last-namedvstrand'sofwire-together with the correspondingportions of two otherioi? thelastmenti0ned strands so that-thei legs of the first-mentioned one-halfof the strands of wire will cross the degsjof the second-named half ofthe-wires -twisting together the erossed'portions of-said legs forformmgr a plurahty of substantially diamond-shaped portions radiatingfrom the common center, and bendingand twisting-thestrands ofwire-fo-jrforming a cupshaped body composed-of polyhedral sections,twisting together the ends of the strands of wire and eurving themtahouta stay 1ln g-""" 1 In testimony whereof I affix nyt signature in-presence of two witnesses.

" ELY wR. WVESTFALL.

Witnessesz BRIGiDo I. NA'vARno, GERARDQ "R: "CASTRQI Copies ofthiapatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of latentr 7 Washington, D. (7.

